CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-0116

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

AWStats 6.1 and versions before 6.3 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the configdir parameter to awstats.pl.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full control of the server, steal data, or install malware, posing a critical threat to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade AWStats to version 6.3 or later, which fixes this vulnerability, and review logs for exploitation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

AWStats 6.1, and other versions before 6.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the configdir parameter to aswtats.pl.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS